Teens behind the scenes

You may have noticed, there are no adults in this film. That’s because this film is about teens talking to teens.

Teens also contributed during the shooting and editing of this film. Teen artists created original music, photography, cinematography, artwork, graphics and poetry. They stood in as extras, managed the data, worked as production assistants, and social media managers.

High school senior, Jack Bushell on Camera 2

Redwood TV crew: Kim Vela, Annie Forsman, Garet Jasek, Sam Slade

Jack Bushell and Alec Rodriques on B-roll

Jack Bushell with his Steadicam

Alec Rodriques

Sam Slade, Annie Forsman, Kim Vela and Garet Jasek

Jack Bushell and Alec Rodriquez

Jack’s Steadicam

Tattoo...Guess who?

Tattoo...Guess who?

Original drawing, 'Wounded' by Anna Gunderson

Original photography, 'Tunnel Vision' by Jack Goshay

Jack Bushell

“Working on Not Alone gave me the opportunity to work with a collection of highly skilled filmmakers to tell a story that has yet to be told. As a documentary filmmaker it was a very rewarding experience."

Jack is currently pursuing a bachelors degree in film production at Emerson College. His main passion is documentary filmmaking. In 2011 he created an award-winning video production company, Bushell Film. A documentarian by trade, Jack has completed a variety of short films which have been accepted to film festivals across the country. His work has been featured on news stations such as Good Morning America, KTVU, NBC Bay Area, and ABC. Jack has recently been chosen as a Forbes 30 Under 30 Scholar. He has received an award from Cliff Bar for his latest documentary film, "From the Golden Gate to The Farallones. His work has also been shown at Patagonia. Jack is interning at Glass and Marker, an advertising agency in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Nick Lopez

“For me, the song is all about reminiscing on the good parts of my high school years, just about having fun, letting loose, etc. I think I was feeling particularly stressed one night and I just thought to myself, "it would be really therapeutic for me to write an upbeat song about the good things in life." And so came the song.”

Nick wrote and recorded the song “Back in the Day” his senior year in high school.

Nick Lopez is a 20 year old singer/songwriter living in Los Angeles, CA. Nick just released his newest EP "Malibu," which has been described as "minimalistic Pop at its finest."